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Journal 39 to 45.Pdf WORLE HISTORY SOCIETY 1939 to 1945 Diary of Worle in World War II Day to day factual journal © Raye Green 2013 www.worlehistorysociety.net This is a day to day diary of everything I have been able to discover about events in Worle from 1939 to VJ Day, against the background of the second World War. It is designed to be added to by anyone who has more information and I hope it will form the skeleton for 2 books: Worle at War, The Home Front (1939 to 1941) and Worle at War, In Pursuit of Peace. (1942 to 1945) Research for this diary has come from as many sources as I could gain access to. Events in Worle are set against a national and international backdrop. Of course, this will never really be complete, each time we think we have come to the end, something new emerges. The two local newspapers in print at the time provide a very valuable backdrop to events and feelings. Each paper has its own strengths and weaknesses. The Gazette uses a relaxed style and pictures, whereas the Mercury is more serious and carries greater detail. They complement each other. As the war goes on, paper and staff shortages occasionally prevents publication. Official records, kept at the Somerset Records Office in Taunton have been used to check facts and to add new information. The minutes of Worle Cricket Club, provided by Johnnie Tucker and the Brownies Log Book, loaned by Nora Jefferies have added a focussed perspective. Parish records and minutes of meetings of Parochial Church council members have also been used. I have been lucky enough to be given some private diaries kept at the time, one written by an ARP warden and one by a housewife. Charles Reeves has contributed a written memoir of the night in 1942 when his grandfather, Charles Drury died in the bombing. Copies of all the written reports from the time are kept in 9 files and are available for research. Please phone Raye on 516773 to arrange a visit. Several people have contributed anecdotal evidence of the experiences they recall and of family memories, which confirm the written evidence. I hope the diary will be used to jog memories and that you will add anything I have unwittingly omitted. 2 Raye Green Contents 1939 Pages 4 to 30 1940 Pages 31 to 61 1941 Pages 62 to 87 1942 Pages 88 to 110 1943 Pages 111 to 129 1944 Pages 130 to 148 1945 Pages 149 to 161 3 1939 4 January 39 Sunday 1st Monday 2nd Parish Social in Church Hall Golden Lion Pensioners Supper for elderly gentlemen of the parish. Tuesday 3rd Wednesday 4th Methodist Sunday School annual treat First Worle Brownies held meetings at Church Hall every Wednesday 5.30 p.m. to 7.00 until the hall was needed for the war effort and the Brownie Pack found space as and where possible. Roosevelt asks Congress for $522 million for defence. Thursday 5th Children’s party and film show in Church Hall. Friday 6th Mercury: revision of bus fares between Weston and Worle. Saturday 7th Evacuation plans reported in Gazette. Weston to be local ‘Reception Area’ for evacuees. P.C. Baker transferred from Worle to North Curry. Sunday 8th Monday 9th Whist Drive in Church Hall – 11 tables Tuesday 10th Schools reopened after Christmas break, one paper gives date as Monday 8th Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax visit Benito Mussolini in Rome Wednesday 11th Annie Brooks’ 80th birthday celebrations Thursday 12th Ward Concert, Milton and Worle ward, Winter Gardens. Friday 13th Accommodation needed for potential evacuees. Saturday 14th Weston Harriers hunt meeting at Woodspring Priory Editorials in Gazette and Mercury about need for volunteers to carry out a survey of possible billets for unfortunate evacuated children. Sunday 15th Methodist Church anniversary celebrations Monday 16th Hampden Road to be inspected for access to new housing. Public notice issued that road is to be made up by the council. Tuesday 17th Methodist Rally and ‘Fireside hour’ Wednesday 18th Methodist ‘Bright Hour’ candlelight supper Louis Armstrong recorded ‘Jeepers Creepers’ 5 Thursday 19th Milton and Worle Ward Concert in Winter Gardens. [papers disagree about date] Friday 20th Bird Society meeting at Golden Lion. Saturday 21st WOBs dance at Church Hall. Don Mario’s Novelty Band . Match result: WOBs 4, Stradling 1. Sunday 22nd Monday 23rd Roofing started on new school in Spring Hill Tuesday 24th Wednesday 25th ‘Cheerful Duck’ living in Church Rd on Councillor Criddle’s allotment. The duck seems to have moved in and liked it, so stayed. Thursday 26th Mr A. Lane, blacksmith, Coronation Road is home from hospital. Servers’ and Choir Boys’ Social at Church Hall. Spanish Civil War: Nationalists take Barcelona. Friday 27th P.C. Hansford took up duties today. Death of Ernest Jones, Fairfield House. Saturday 28th Report of death of Rev. Charles Vallance Cook, brother of Eric Vallance Cook who later became vicar of St. Martins. A.R.P. progress report in Gazette said there were 54 Air Raid Wardens in Weston-super-Mare district. Sunday 29th Monday 30th Hitler said: "Europe cannot find peace until the Jewish question has been solved. ...’ Tuesday 31st 6 February 39 Wednesday 1st Brownies 5.30 p.m. Church Hall. Thursday 2nd Hungary joins the AntiKomintern Pact, originally agreed between Germany and Japan in 1936. Friday 3rd Death of Francis Ellen Price of Coronation Road. Saturday 4th Ian Orr-Ewing addresses a men-only supper party at New Inn: plea for national service volunteers. WOB draw with Blagdon in cup match. Campaign for a branch library in Worle in papers. Road ‘improvements’ underway in High Street by the Rows Gardens , Coronation Road. [Please notice the spelling of ‘Rows’] Sunday 5th Monday 6th Town Council obtain loan for £475 for land to build homes for the working classes in Ebdon Rd. Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs Roper of Kewstoke Rd. Tuesday 7th Death of Mrs. Hopkins, Bristol Road reported. Wednesday 8th Mrs Mary Gamble, of the Peace Pledge Union addressed a meeting in Milton Baptist Church. Thursday 9th Funeral of Mr. Boroughs, Church Road. Meeting in Church Hall to discuss evacuation scheme. Friday 10th Ladies’ Working Party Whist Drive in Church Hall. Frederick Bartlett arrested by P.C. Hansford for swearing loudly in Ebdon Road at 11.15 p.m. Saturday 11th Gazette and Mercury report Orr-Ewing speech. Ivy Lodge Nursing Home will stop maternity work in July. Mrs Baber, the owner is to retire. Report that St. Martin’s bell ringers attended Bath and Wells annual ringers meeting. Sunday 12th St. Martin’s services: 8.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Monday 13th Tuesday 14th Whist Drive for Churchyard Extension fund. Wednesday 15th Thursday 16th Friday 17th 7 Saturday 18th Mercury reports the War Memorial clock is erratic. Odd striking pattern! Often did not strike and was five minutes late. The vicar reported to have a chill and was worried about the Tithe Act affecting finances of St. Martin’s, which was now responsible for the Chancel. 60,000 gas masks reportedly on the way. [Gazette] To be distributed when they have been ‘made up’. Sunday 19th Methodist Church Branch of the Christian Endeavour Union services: 11.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. in Lawrence Rd. Monday 20th Tuesday 21st Working Party Whist Drive Wednesday 22nd Thursday 23rd Annual Parochial meeting of Worle Parish Church, 8. p.m. Friday 24th Worle Old Boys’ dance at the Church Hall. 140 attended. Saturday 25th Rev . May thinks good size congregations herald a move back to God. Marriage of Frank Lovell to Violet Binding reported in Mercury as ‘Wedded across the Water’. Major Kenny appointed as new Chief ARP Warden. Worle Old Boys 4, Shepton Mallet 1. Sunday 26th Methodist Church temperance meeting. Monday 27th Britain and France recognize General Franco’s government in Spain. Tuesday 28th 8 March 39 Wednesday 1st New sewer for Coronation Rd completed. Road opened. Church Rd was being resurfaced and a slice taken off the Council House gardens opposite bottom of Hawthorn Hill where there was previously an ‘S bend’. Thursday 2nd School leaving age to rise to 15 years. More children for new school. Friday 3rd Saturday 4th New Secondary School in Spring Hill progresses. Picture of the building work, and article in Mercury. Fred Bartlett tells court that police can’t catch anyone else so they pick on him! Fined £1. WOB at home to Banwell 3.15 p.m. Reserves away to Wedmore. Coach from Skids at 2.30. New Boy Scout Troop mooted. New, young fir trees planted in Vicarage garden. Sunday 5th Monday 6th Orr-Ewing defends government policy of removing causes of war. Town Hall full. Tuesday 7th Air Raid Sirens, sited on roof of Imperial Laundry, tested. North East winds hampered test around the town, but not in Worle. Wednesday 8th Borough Council meeting agreed to underground telegraph lines in High Street and Coronation Road. Thursday 9th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Scout Troop formed in Worle. E. H. Raike [Ginger] was Scout master. Meeting held at ‘Sunnyside’, Bisdie’s house. National Service Office [12 Bristol Rd] enrolled volunteers. Gazette concerned about road safety in Spring Hill and the need for a Branch Library. Death of W. H. Scriven, Hill Road. Funeral of Ada Simmonds, 2 Church Road. Sunday 12th Mothering Sunday special service at St. Martin’s. Methodist service conducted by the younger generation. Frank Gosden born, but not in Worle. Monday 13th Fifty boys attended the inaugural meeting of Scout Troop held at the Council School [Infants’ School?] 9 Tuesday 14th Twelve Worle candidates presented for Confirmation at St.
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